Synthesis of sugar-derived esters and carbamate compounds

Abstract

This thesis deals with the synthesis of sugar-derived esters and carbamate compounds. The attempted decomposition of diazo ester sugars is also a topic of this thesis. The synthesis of sugar-derived esters began with commercially available sugars and experimentation led to the synthesis of two compounds that have not been previously reported. Successful synthesis of these esters was confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR, as well as COSY and XRD. Carbamate compounds were synthesized by a bis-Curtius rearrangement and those results were also confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR.